Shorthand: The 2014 Celebrity ‘iCloud Leaks’

About this episode

This episode explores the 2014 celebrity iCloud leaks and the implications of leaked intimate images.

Intimate and explicit images of A-list celebrities – that’s what the world woke up to on the 31st of August 2014. “The Fappening” saw thousands of leaked celebrity nudes dumped onto 4chan, Reddit, and Twitter. It gave unprecedented access to the most overtly private images anyone could imagine – but how on earth did it happen? This week on ShortHand we’re taking a deep dive into the grubby world of AnonIB and leaked-nude “collectors”: users who hoard and circulate explicit images without the subject’s consent – celebrity or not. So how do these images come to be online? And how do we stop it from happening? -- Patreon - Ad-free & Bonus Episodes YouTube - Full-length Video Episodes TikTok / Instagram

People in this episode

Host: RedHanded

Topics covered

• celebrity leaks
• privacy
• internet culture
• explicit images
• consent
• cybersecurity

Keywords

• celebrity nudes
• iCloud leaks
• privacy invasion
• explicit content
• online safety

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: 4chan, Reddit, Twitter, AnonIB

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